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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

356 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 18

Farmers' Association

Western Champion · Friday 30 August 1901 · page 10

The new secretary of the Parkes District Farmers' Association (Mr Hugh McInnes, of Deep Load), evidently does not mean the grass to grow…

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The Decline in Wheat Growing

Forbes Times · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 4

THE monotony with the present Government has been sp-persistently reviled by the Daily Telegraph, has, within the past day or two, been somewhat relieved. The cue has evidently…

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Farm Notes

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 2

Before the I ate beneficent rains the [?] patchy and irregular all over the district. Along the ploughed [?]idges, where the ground had been…

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Homebush Sales. Thursday, 29Th August, 1901. CATTLE

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 2

716 yarded, all qualities being represented. There was a good attendance of the trade and the yarding being below requirements it was apparent…

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Latest Telegrams. [By Electric Telegraph.) Sydney Thursday. Wheat 2s 9½d to 2s 11d

Western Champion · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 11

In the House of Representatives Mr Barton accepted an amendment prohibiting the employment of black labor on the mail boats, but said the…

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Warregal Farmers'Association

Western Champion · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 10

A meeting of this Association was held on Saturday last. Amongst the correspondence was a letter from the Under-Secretary, per Mr J B…

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Farmers' Association

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 6 September 1901 · page 9

A meeting of members of the Condobolin branch of the F. & S. Association was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon last. Present…

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Farm Notes. the Rabbit Bill

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 2

A Bill dealing with the extermination of the rabbits has been introduced into the Assembly. The country will be divided into districts for each of…

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Weighing of Wool. Adoption of a Simple System

Western Champion · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 4

At the invitation of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, a large number of gentlemen interested in the wool trade…

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Experimental Farm

Western Champion · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 10

In the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr Kidd, the Minister for Agriculture, in reply to Mr J B Reymond, M.P., said he was unable at present to name the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Growing Cauliflower for Market

The Canowindra Star · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 5

CAULIFLOWER as a market crop has greatly increased in importance. Its culture does not essentially differ in general from that of…

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Wool Weighing

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 2

It not infrequently happens that wool-growers, large and small, find that calculations as to weight of consignments to brokers-differ from the…

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Grenfell Branch Farmers and Settlers' Association

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 2

AN adjourned meeting of the above was held at the Council Chambers, last Saturday afternoon. Notwithstanding the efforts made to get a large, representative gathering, the attendance…

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Farm Notes

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 2

The thrifty housewife. looks to the produce of her poultry, as a considerable; item to assist, in squaring the store account and various other,…

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Sheep Dogs

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 1

It will interest a number of our readers to know that Mr. A. E. McLeod (late of Bygaloreeo) and Mr. C. B. King (late of Four Bob) are running a pure strain of…

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Wool

Western Champion · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 10

Per wire on Wednesday from our Sydney correspondent we learn that the Sydney wool market is very strong. Messrs Winchcombe, Carson & Co…

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Homebush Sales. THURSDAY, 1 9Th September, 1901. CATTLE

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 1

850 yarded, mainly of good useful quality, and with a good number of primes. Values were about equal to last Thurday's, the rise at Monday's…

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Parkes Dairy Company. Official Opening. Monster Picnic at Goobang

Western Champion · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 11

One of the largest picnics ever held in the district took place at Goobang, 4 miles from Parkes, on Wednesday, to celebrate the official opening of the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles Manures and Fertilisers

The Canowindra Star · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 5

INTELLIGENT farmers recognise the beneficial and lasting effects of an application of bone meat to many Boils and crops. It is most…

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Farmers and Settlers Association

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of the abvoe Associations was held at Collins Em[?] Hotel yesterday afternoon, at which there was a fair attendance. The President (Mr. D.H. Ra[?]kin)…

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